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Eunomia FamilyThe Eunomia family is a group of several hundred asteroids that share similar orbital and spectral properties. It is believed to be a result of the collision and breakdown of a larger parent body. The group is named after its largest and first-found member, 15 Eunomia. Eunomia asteroids are S-type asteroids, so they are quite bright in color and their composition is likely a mixture of nickel-iron with silicates similar to 243 Ida or 951 Gaspra. A few C-type or other asteroids lie within the group, but they are most likely interlopers and not related to other Eunomia asteroids. The Eunomia family is located between 3:1 and 8:3 resonances with Jupiter. Orbital elements for the Eunomia family: *
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